Current List of Auction Items

Following is the current list of items that will be auctioned on Friday, March 26th.  This list is not final; items may be added, changed, removed, combined, separated, folded, spindled, and or mutilated before the auction begins.


  • Acupuncture sessions with Amy Jao
  • Original Fuller School chairs, painted by each class at EGS
  • Adult exercise class for four adults with EGS teacher Mr. Rounds
  • Again & Again sail cloth bag party for six people
  • $50 gift certificate to Latitude 43 + 2 tickets to the Cape Ann Symphony
  • One week at Annisquam Arts Camp with Donna Southworth & Dana Salvo @ Plum Cove School
  • Large antique mirror from India
  • 2 weeks of summer camp at Art Haven Camp (2 available)
  • Private tour of Beauport for 4, plus family membership to Historic New England
  • 12 cases of Sam Adams beer, plus hats, glasses & more
  • Slope-side condo at Sunday River for January 14th through 16th, 2011 (2BR, sleeps 5+)
  • $25 gift certificate to Ben’s Paints
  • 5 hours of EEG brain wave neurofeedback with Dr. Derry Heasley (2 available)
  • Breakfast with Good Morning Gloucester blogger Joe Ciaramitaro at Sailor Stan’s
  • Private movie party at Cape Ann Community Cinema for 50 people
  • 10 tickets to Cape Ann Community Cinema, popcorn
  • $30 Chili Choice gift certificate
  • Private tour, plus a one-year membership to the Cape Ann Museum
  • Teacher-student bowling tournament at Cape Ann Lanes with EGS teachers; Mrs. Pierce, Mrs. Cangemi, Mrs. Cavender, Ms. Filippazzo, & Mrs. Parsons
  • 3-month pool membership at Cape Ann Marina
  • 100 gallons of heating oil from Cape Ann Oil
  • 50 gallons of heating oil from Atlantic Oil
  • 2 tickets to the Celtics game vs. Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday, April 4 at 1:00p
  • 4 cases of ready-to-cook chicken tenders
  • A basket of assorted fine chocolates, including 1 pound of Nichols Candies chocolates, 24 bar variety of organic Dagoba chocolate, other fine assorted chocolates.
  • A cocktail party for up to 40 including menu/food preparation, serving & clean up, catered by Tracy Gleckner & Frieda Grotjahn (alcohol not included).  Can be in your home or at the new CABI space on the 3rd floor of 33 Commercial street (with views of Pavillion Beach, the greasy pole, & Ten Pound Island)
  • 2 hours of college admissions counseling with Shelley Morgan, New England admissions coordinator for Bard College
  • Organic sheets (king size) from Green Life 
  • $44 gift certificate to Turtle Alley
  • Two hours of PC consultation to remove viruses, improve performance, upgrade to Windows 7, set up a wireless network, etc. (3 available)
  • Crafters’ basket with a variety of hand-made items, supplies, and instructions
  • Hand-painted children’s chair by Deej Viau
  • Dinner for 6 at Duckworth’s Bistro, featuring a 3-course tasting menu and wines to match
  • Authentic Mexican cooking lesson for 5 people from Luce Corona, including dinner
  • Wooden toy chest hand-painted by local artist Memory Layne
  • Home energy audit from Cape Energy Solutions, to find where your house is losing heat
  • 1 1/2 –hour facial from Anne Rockwell
  • Oil & filter change, plus rotate & balance tires from Family Car Care
  • $200 gift certificate toward a Farmer Dave’s  CSA, plus a $75 membership to the Cape Ann Farmers Market & a Farmers Market t-shirt.
  • A vintage Folly Cove block print (Home Port pattern by Louise Kenyon), with museum-quality framing, from Andrew Spindler Antiques
  • Lunch at Friendly’s with EGS teachers Mrs. Doyle & Mrs. Kenney for 4 students
  • 5 hours of garden weeding by Catie Salmon
  • Gloucester Maritime Heritage Center family membership & children's toys
  • 4 tickets to the Gloucester Stage, plus a $50 gift certificate to The Rudder restaurant
  • 2 half-hour golf lessons with Bass Rocks pro Peter Hood
  • 3-hour vegetable garden design & installation by Nicole Bogin
  • Boat slip at Sibley’s Low Tide Marina in Rocky Neck; accommodate a boat up to 20 feet
  • Locals Bag- Again & Again sail-cloth bag packed with Gloucester items including 3 movies from local filmmakers, 2 Gloucester t-shirts, maps, books including poetry and history of Gloucester & 2 Charlie Low original  photographs.
  • Tour of Dogtown with a picnic, led by EGS principal Gregg Bach
  • “Long board” skateboard, custom hand-painted by Hemoglobin
  • ½ dozen fresh, local eggs every week for 3 months (including delivery, if in East Gloucester)
  • A 6 cubic yard dumpster for 3 weeks, including removal, from Hiltz & a book on home repair
  • Hot chocolate and cookies for your child’s class at EGS
  • Haircut in your home from Shelby Parker
  • 2 school portraits by Hockmeyer Studios
  •  Mom’s day out:  gift certificates for a haircut at Salon Works, plus treats from Cape Ann Coffees and Sage
  • $50 gift certificate to Alchemy, plus 2 tickets to the Cape Ann Symphony May concert “Pop Goes the Wizard”
  • Portrait by award-winning photographer Jason Grow
  • Painting lesson and picnic with Jeff Weaver
  • Karate lessons & gee from Mahaney’s  Karate Academy on Pond Road
  • Lobstering trip on the F/V Snowflower for up to 4
  • 2-hour private sail on the schooner Thomas E. Lannon
  • Lobstering trip with Geno Mondello, plus ½ dozen lobsters
  • 6-week membership, plus 2 hours of personal training, at the new MAC Fitness Club in Gloucester
  • Hand-made pottery lamp by Marty Morgan
  • Biker's Delight Basket by Duvine Adventures
  • Original block print "lemons" by Mary Rhinelander
  • Massage at West End Salon plus a Pleasant Street Tea Company gift certificate
  • Large painting on wood (“Spring Saltmarsh”) by local artist Memory Layne
  • gift certificate from Mystery Train, 
  • Pearl’s
  • The Hive art fish
  • One dozen cookies each month for 6 months, from Alexandra’s Bread
  • One dozen scones each month for 1 year, from Sarah Grow
  • Youth softball/baseball glove, plus 6 softballs, from Palazola’s
  • Parent/child knitting lessons from Melanie Murray-Brown
  • Framed oil painting (“Floats and Boats”) by local artist Patricia Sullivan
  • Large Milk & Honey pottery bowl by Kelly Hochsprung
  • Pool party for up to 10 people, including snacks and popsicles, at Lisa Wheeler’s house
  • Red Sox Vs. Texas Rangers tickets April 20th 7:10 p.m.  Loge Box seats left field Sec.30 box 159 Great seats! And autographed Jon Lester baseball
  • Lane’s Cove watercolor by Susie Field
  • Silk painting class in April with Kate Seidman
  • Hand-made starfish pillow from Helen Brown Textiles
  • The last 2009 EGS tea towel
  • $50 gift certificate to Timberline
  • Toy trucks from long-time EGS teacher Ms. Downey’s classroom
  • $25 gift certificates from Turner’s Seafood (2 available)
  • 3 sessions of evening tutoring by Ginny Convey, EGS parent & certified teacher  (English & SPED) 
  • Virginia Lee Burton Library 
  • 4 tickets to a Captain Bill’s whale watch
  • A selection of fine wines, plus a book about wine
  • 6-month youth membership at the Cape Ann YMCA
  • Sigrid Olson pottery
  • Hand-made necklace by Meredith Anderson
  • Ride in a vintage roadster to Richardson’s for ice cream, and maybe you can drive back
  • $50 gift certificate to Jalapenos
  • Jean Byrd sailboat print
  • $30 Thai Choice gift certificate
  • $50 Halibut Point gift certificate
  • 4 tickets to Gloucester Cinema
  • Royal breakfast with EGS teachers Mrs. Donovan & Mrs. Peritore
  • Princess party with Mrs. Sanfilippo, Mrs. Davis, & Mrs. Palazzola & Mrs. Brown
  • Virginia Lee Burton movie
  • 1 ½ hour massage from Lin Chandler of Aspyre Body Works
  • 4 half-hour piano lessons from EGS music teacher Mrs. Cunningham (2 available)
  • $15 gift certificate to Virgilio’s
  • $15 gift certificate to Charlie’s Restaurant
  • $20 gift certificate to Glazed
  • $50 gift certificate to Nor’east Cleaners
  • Hand-made necklace by Susmita Lavery
  • A month of dance lessons  plus Mad Hot Ballroom DVD by Amy Sewell
  • Vintage fishing vessel photo + Cape Ann Diary book from Harbor Loop Gifts
  • Watercolor painting by Mary Rhinelander McCarl
  • Again & Again sail-cloth bag
  • Unique Gloucester map tile coasters, vintage postcard stationery, & wooden codfish box from Arley Pett Antiques
  • $25 gift certificate to Ultimate Skin & Nails
  • Hair cut & blow-dry at Adesso Salon
  • Lunch & sail on Alerion Sloop with EGS teacher Gigs Cunningham
  • $25 gift certificate to Yellow Sub shop
  • Summer tutoring with Mrs. Flaherty
  • An afternoon in Essex with Ms. Gaudet, Mrs. Jackson & Ms. Ellis ($150)
  • Salon 127 Gift Card 
  • Deep Pore Facial @ Fatima's
  • Tutoring
  • Camp Spindrift Gift Card
  • Mr. Bach's parking space for the rest of the school year
  • A week at Camp Spindrift
  • Book making camp
  • Insiders guide to Gloucester w/ Joe Garland 
  • 30 pounds of cooked, brine-packed Newfoundland Snow crab
  • Bianchi Milano Bike
  • Prop from the 5th grade play wax stand
  • Home project consultation with Geoff Richon
  • Mission Style oak student desk
  • Painting by Charles Shurcliff
  • Paper mache pig
  • Art photo of a turtle